All articles by Garrett Reim – Page 4
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NewsRAF’s Shadow surveillance fleet to grow by two aircraft, get new defences
The UK Royal Air Force has ordered two additional Raytheon Shadow R1 reconnaissance aircraft to grow its fleet to eight examples.
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NewsLockheed, Rafael partner to sell SPICE 250 glide bomb kit to USA and Poland
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel signed an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, support and market the Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) 250 guidance kit to the USA and Poland.
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NewsBoeing pitches ATS loyal wingman UAV to global air forces
Boeing is pitching its Airpower Teaming System loyal wingman unmanned aircraft to global air forces ahead of the Dubai air show.
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NewsLockheed Martin to develop military 5G technology with Verizon
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Verizon to develop 5G wireless communications technologies for the US Department of Defense.
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NewsArea-I reveals larger Altius-700 air-launched effect
Area-I has developed and test flown a new air-launched effect, known as the Altius-700, that can carry multiple payloads and fly for more than 5h.
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NewsTwo General Atomics MQ-20 Avengers coordinate flight with Skyborg software
Two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-20 Avenger unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) flew for multiple hours in coordination using the Skyborg autonomy core system as part of a test event on 26 October.
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NewsUS Air Force names GE Aviation engine supplier for F-15EX fleet
The US Air Force has named GE Aviation as the sole engine supplier for its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fleet.
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NewsSkyryse raises $200m to allow ‘anyone to fly anywhere in any aircraft’
US start-up Skyryse has raised a $200 million in funding to develop a touchscreen tablet-based flight automation program that would allow “anyone to fly anywhere in any aircraft”.
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NewsAerospace firms see near-term pain, long-term gain from vaccine mandate
Several aerospace manufacturers are anticipating dismissal of employees who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, worsening the industry’s labour shortage in the short term.
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NewsUSA working to resolve disputes with Turkey over F-35 programme removal
The US Department of Defense sent a delegation to Ankara on 27 October to attempt to resolve fallout from Turkey’s ejection from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
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NewsGeneral Atomics developing lasers, missile interceptors to protect its UAVs
General Atomics, known for unmanned air vehicles that for decades conducted armed reconnaissance over Iraq and Afghanistan, is attempting to retool its aircraft with a futuristic arsenal of weapons, including lasers and missile interceptors.
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NewsKratos, General Atomics to develop Off Board Sensing Station UAVs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and General Atomics Aeronautical System each were awarded a contract to develop an Off Board Sensing Station unmanned air vehicle for the US Air Force Research Laboratory.
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NewsNorthrop, LIG Nex1 and Huneed to cooperate on Korean JSTARS jet
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean defence companies LIG Nex1 and Huneed to develop a “Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System – Korea (JSTARS-K)” jet.
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NewsUS Navy interested in 64 ‘Tactical Surrogate Aircraft’
The aircraft would supplement flight time and training in frontline combat aircraft, provide adversary air support and serve as a flight lead aircraft for Fleet Replacement Squadrons, a unit that trains naval aviators on frontline combat aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35C and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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NewsNorthrop competes against BAE-Sierra Nevada team for GHOST signals intel programme
Northrop Grumman is facing off against a joint bid by a BAE Systems-Sierra Nevada team for the US Air Force’s (USAF) Global High-altitude Open-system Sensor Technology (GHOST) programme.
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NewsUS Air Force evaluates possible purchase of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails
The US Air Force has kicked off a study looking at buying the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft.
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NewsRafael aims to push Spike NLOS missile range to 27nm
Rafael is working to increase the range of its helicopter-launched Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile to 27nm (50km), an increase of about 10nm over the air-to-ground weapon’s current capability.
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NewsLow-boom supersonic UAV latest USAF effort to boost adversarial air training
In what is the latest example of the US Air Force boosting funding for adversarial training, the service granted a contract to supersonic airliner developer Exosonic to design and build a low-boom supersonic unmanned air vehicle prototype.
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NewsElbit demos electronic warfare system on Area-I Altius-600 air-launched effect
Elbit Systems has demonstrated its Micro Spear electronic warfare system detecting and locating a radar site beyond 3.2nm (6km) while flying aboard the Area-I Altius 600 air-launched effect.
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NewsBoeing expects US Army order for at least 100 AH-64E Apaches
Boeing expects an order from the US Army for at least 100 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in the second quarter of 2022.